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| cars = [[Tahoma]]<br>[[Majestic]]<br>[[Voodoo]] (missions only) | | cars = [[Tahoma]]<br>[[Majestic]]<br>[[Voodoo]] (missions only) | ||
| fronts = [[Big Smoke's Crack Palace]]<br>Idlewood Crack House<br>B Dup's home in Glen Park | | fronts = [[Big Smoke's Crack Palace]]<br>Idlewood Crack House<br>B Dup's home in Glen Park | ||
| enemies = [[Grove Street Families]]<br>[[Varrios Los Aztecas]]<br>[[Los Santos Vagos]] | | enemies = [[Grove Street Families]]<br>[[Varrios Los Aztecas]]<br>[[Los Santos Vagos]]<br>[[The Families]] | ||
| leader = Unknown | | leader = Unknown | ||
| weapons = [[Pistol]]<br>[[Micro-SMG]]<br>[[Tec-9]] (missions only)<br>[[Baseball Bat]] (Gang war/missions only)<br>[[Pump Action Shotgun]] (gang war/missions only)<br>[[AK-47]] (gang war/missions only)<br>[[MP5]] (gang war/missions only)<br>[[M4]] ([[End of the Line]] mission only) | | weapons = [[Pistol]]<br>[[Micro-SMG]]<br>[[Tec-9]] (missions only)<br>[[Baseball Bat]] (Gang war/missions only)<br>[[Pump Action Shotgun]] (gang war/missions only)<br>[[AK-47]] (gang war/missions only)<br>[[MP5]] (gang war/missions only)<br>[[M4]] ([[End of the Line]] mission only) | ||
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In GTA San Andreas, they act as the primary and first antagonistic group during the early game. During the beginning, the Ballas are the most powerful and influential street gang in Los Santos. | In GTA San Andreas, they act as the primary and first antagonistic group during the early game. During the beginning, the Ballas are the most powerful and influential street gang in Los Santos. | ||
In GTA V, they | In GTA V, they dress the same as they did in GTA San Andreas, but only attack the player if they have been taunted or if one shoots a gun in their territory. They draw significant police presence, and driving through their territory is a good way to distract police following you and escape a [[Wanted level in GTA V|wanted level]]. The '''Ballas'' territory in [[Grand Theft Auto V]] is the entire neighborhood of [[Davis]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Upon CJ's return to Los Santos, the Ballas attempt to finish of the Grove Street Families during the first mission [[Sweet & Kendl]] through a drive-by shooting on Sweet, CJ, Big Smoke and Ryder after leaving Beverly Johnson's funeral but miss and are only successful and destroying Big Smoke's car. The OG's must then make it back to Grove Street in one piece on bicycle while avoiding the Ballas car. | Upon CJ's return to Los Santos, the Ballas attempt to finish of the Grove Street Families during the first mission [[Sweet & Kendl]] through a drive-by shooting on Sweet, CJ, Big Smoke and Ryder after leaving Beverly Johnson's funeral but miss and are only successful and destroying Big Smoke's car. The OG's must then make it back to Grove Street in one piece on bicycle while avoiding the Ballas car. | ||
During the early game, the | During the early game, the Ballas are very successful at spreading crack-cocaine into [[Ganton]] and [[Grove Street]] in an attempt to weaken the Grove Street Families. By doing this, they turn members into weak and hopeless addicts while influencing high-ranking members with the money that can be made from drugs - taking them away from gang-banging (as is the case with [[B-Dup]]). However, one of their crack houses on the [[Idlewood]]/Ganton border is destroyed by CJ and [[Ryder]] on Sweet's orders during the mission [[Cleaning the Hood]]. This decreases their crack influence. In retaliation for the destruction of the crack house in Idlewood, the Kilo Tray Ballas attempt a drive-by shooting in Grove Street during the mission [[Drive-Thru]]. However, CJ, Sweet, Big Smoke and Ryder are able to catch them on the way to Grove Street when pulling out of a [[Cluckin' Bell]] drive-thru in [[Willowfield]]. A car chase follows and the Ballas car is destroyed - though Big Smoke does nothing and is more concerned with eating his food - providing one of the many early in-game hints for his true connections with the Ballas. | ||
The Ballas eventually suffer a major loss when many members of the "Rollin' Heights Ballas" and the "Kilo Tray Ballas" are killed in a drive-by shooting that involves Sweet, Big Smoke, Ryder and CJ during the mission [[Drive-By]]. CRASH tips off all gangs in Los Santos with the exception of the Varrios Los Aztecas about a weapons and ammunitions train during the mission [[Catalyst]]. All gangs prepare to rob it - but the Ballas and the Los Santos Vagos fail and the train is instead robbed by the Grove Street Families via CJ and Ryder. | The Ballas eventually suffer a major loss when many members of the "Rollin' Heights Ballas" and the "Kilo Tray Ballas" are killed in a drive-by shooting that involves Sweet, Big Smoke, Ryder and CJ during the mission [[Drive-By]]. CRASH tips off all gangs in Los Santos with the exception of the Varrios Los Aztecas about a weapons and ammunitions train during the mission [[Catalyst]]. All gangs prepare to rob it - but the Ballas and the Los Santos Vagos fail and the train is instead robbed by the Grove Street Families via CJ and Ryder. | ||
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The Ballas eventually lose [[Glen Park]] to the Grove Street Families in a gang war during the mission [[Doberman]]. This puts the Ballas on a more equal footing with the Grove Street Families and their position as the dominant and most powerful gang is threatened. The Ballas attempt to regain their dominance by wiping out the Grove Street Families through a gang war on Grove Street itself in the mission [[House Party]]; however, Sweet, CJ and other Grove Street members are able to successfully defend their territory and the Ballas fail. | The Ballas eventually lose [[Glen Park]] to the Grove Street Families in a gang war during the mission [[Doberman]]. This puts the Ballas on a more equal footing with the Grove Street Families and their position as the dominant and most powerful gang is threatened. The Ballas attempt to regain their dominance by wiping out the Grove Street Families through a gang war on Grove Street itself in the mission [[House Party]]; however, Sweet, CJ and other Grove Street members are able to successfully defend their territory and the Ballas fail. | ||
CRASH tips off CJ about a weapons deal taking place | CRASH tips off CJ about a weapons deal taking place between the Ballas and the [[Russian Mafia]] at a Willowfield warehouse during the mission [[Gray Imports]]. CJ is able to disrupt the deal and members of the Ballas and Russian Mafia are killed along with the Russian Mafia shot-caller of the deal. A high-ranking member and OG of the "Front Yard Ballas" called [[Kane]] is then killed along with many other Ballas during a Ballas funeral at [[Vinewood Cemetery]] at the hands of Sweet, CJ and other Grove Street Family members during the mission [[Los Sepulcros]]. | ||
The Ballas then regain all of their power and influence back when Grove Street leader Sweet is shot and injured during a gang war and arrested while CJ is abandoned from Los Santos by CRASH during the mission [[The Green Sabre]]. The Grove Street Families fall apart with no leader or OG's and the Ballas begin cementing their influence by distributing crack cocaine again. All family sets are eventually wiped out or in hiding and the Ballas start controlling remaining Family territory - including Ganton and Grove Street itself, [[Playa Del Seville]], [[Santa Maria Beach]] and [[Temple]] while regaining back Glen Park. | The Ballas then regain all of their power and influence back when Grove Street leader Sweet is shot and injured during a gang war and arrested while CJ is abandoned from Los Santos by CRASH during the mission [[The Green Sabre]]. The Grove Street Families fall apart with no leader or OG's and the Ballas begin cementing their influence by distributing crack cocaine again. All family sets are eventually wiped out or in hiding and the Ballas start controlling remaining Family territory - including Ganton and Grove Street itself, [[Playa Del Seville]], [[Santa Maria Beach]] and [[Temple]] while regaining back Glen Park. | ||
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'''GTA V''' | '''GTA V''' | ||
*[[D]] (Deceased): Ballas OG. Killed by [[Stretch]] for setting him, [[Franklin]], and [[Lamar]] up. | *[[D]] (Deceased): Ballas OG. Killed by [[Stretch]] for setting him, [[Franklin]], and [[Lamar]] up. | ||
*[[Harold | *[[Harold Joseph]]: Associate of the Ballas. Can be killed by [[Micheal De Santa]] if the player chooses [[The Third Way]]. | ||
==Mission appearances== | ==Mission appearances== | ||
'''GTA San Andreas''' | |||
*[[Introduction]] | *[[Introduction]] | ||
*[[Sweet & Kendl]] | *[[Sweet & Kendl]] | ||
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*[[Grove 4 Life]] | *[[Grove 4 Life]] | ||
*[[End of the Line]] | *[[End of the Line]] | ||
'''GTA V''' | |||
*[[Chop]] | |||
*[[The Long Stretch]] | |||
*[[Hood Safari]] | |||
*[[Lamar Down]] | |||
*[[The Third Way]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The Ballas were originally going to be called the "Flats". It is unknown why Rockstar changed this. | *The Ballas were originally going to be called the "Flats" in GTA San Andreas. It is unknown why Rockstar changed this. | ||
*The Ballas originally looked different in the beta version of | *The Ballas originally looked different in the beta version of San Andreas. | ||
*An additional three different Balla skins can be seen in [[The Introduction]] video. | *An additional three different Balla skins can be seen in [[The Introduction]] video. | ||
*The Balla with the white shirt, purple khaki shorts, knee high socks and sandals and a purple bandana originally also wore a cross necklace. It is unknown why Rockstar changed this. | *The Balla with the white shirt, purple khaki shorts, knee high socks and sandals and a purple bandana originally also wore a cross necklace. It is unknown why Rockstar changed this. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
'''GTA San Andreas''' | |||
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|<gallery width="auto" perrow="6" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="120"> | |<gallery width="auto" perrow="6" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="120"> | ||
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File:KiloTrayBallas-GTASA-tag.jpg|The graffiti used for the Kilo Tray subsection of the Ballas. | File:KiloTrayBallas-GTASA-tag.jpg|The graffiti used for the Kilo Tray subsection of the Ballas. | ||
File:FrontYardBallas-GTASA-tag.jpg|The graffiti used for the Front Yard subsection of the Ballas. | File:FrontYardBallas-GTASA-tag.jpg|The graffiti used for the Front Yard subsection of the Ballas. | ||
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'''GTA V''' | |||
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File:Ballas-GTASA-members-TheIntroduction.jpg|Ballas members, as seen in "The Introduction" | File:Ballas-GTASA-members-TheIntroduction.jpg|Ballas members, as seen in "The Introduction" | ||
File:Drivebyshooting-GTAV-prerelease.jpg|[[Franklin]] shooting at Ballas members in [[Grand Theft Auto V|GTA V]] | File:Drivebyshooting-GTAV-prerelease.jpg|[[Franklin]] shooting at Ballas members in [[Grand Theft Auto V|GTA V]] | ||